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The Washington Post

LGBT Groups Come Together To Oppose Transgender Military Ban

Monday, September 11, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

While the LGBT community has made huge strides in recent years, for a time, two large factions in the coalition were rifting with one another- severely hampering progress of the group along the way. However, one event in the recent…

Washington Examiner

Sessions Dismissal of DACA No Surprise

Monday, September 11, 2017, By Sawyer Kamman

It took nobody by surprise when Attorney General Jeff Sessions endorsed and helped rescind the DACA act that protected so many in the United States. He has long been a proponent of such an act, dating back to its inaugural…

STEM

Curious Properties

Monday, September 11, 2017, By News Staff

Editor’s Note: The following piece was prepared for the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics (KITP) at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The article highlights three members of Syracuse’s Department of Physics: Mark Bowick, the Joel Dorman Steele Professor of Physics, as well…

Business & Economy

Idea Jam with David Edelstein, Vice Chair of the SU Board, on Sept. 14

Monday, September 11, 2017, By Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin

Looking for a good idea?  Want to brainstorm and get your creative juices flowing? Come to the Idea Jam on Thursday, Sept. 14, from 4-5 p.m. at Bird Library with David Edelstein ’78, vice chair of the Syracuse University Board of…

Campus & Community

Options for Faculty, Staff Vaccination Coverage Expanded; Campus Flu Vaccine Clinic Dates Announced

Monday, September 11, 2017, By News Staff

Annual vaccination is an important step people can take to protect themselves and others from the flu. The Office of Human Resources has announced that University health plan participants may now get flu shots and other covered vaccines at more than…

Media, Law & Policy

Acclaimed Journalist Soledad O’Brien Headlines Coming Back Together, University Lectures series

Friday, September 8, 2017, By Rob Enslin

Tickets for Soledad O’Brien (available at boxoffice.syr.edu) are free for CBT registrants, $5 for SU/SUNY-ESF students with I.D. and $10 for the public. When Soledad O’Brien was working on the acclaimed CNN series “Black in America,” someone asked her what she had…

Arts & Culture

World Music Concert Series Kicks Off Sept. 12

Friday, September 8, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe

The world comes to Syracuse University, and during the fall semester the music of the world can be heard as well. The world music concert series Performance Live begins at 8 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 12, in Setnor Auditorium with a…

Health & Society

Arlene Kanter Continues ‘Revolutionary’ Research on Services for Students with Disabilities in Israel

Friday, September 8, 2017, By Martin Walls

Continuing her engagement with disability rights scholarship and advocacy around the world during her sabbatical year away from the College of Law, Professor Arlene Kanter visited Israel in August 2017 to work on a research project to support students with…

Campus & Community

12th Coming Back Together Set for Sept. 14-17

Friday, September 8, 2017, By Scott McDowell

Launched in 1983, Coming Back Together (CBT) became the first reunion of its kind in the country, strengthening Syracuse University’s reputation as a leader in diversity and inclusion.

Campus & Community

Outdoor Adventure Trips: Whitewater Rafting Available Throughout September

Thursday, September 7, 2017, By Rachel Friedman

The Department of Recreation Services is offering a series of whitewater rafting trips throughout September to the Black River in Watertown. Trips are available: Saturday, Sept. 9; Saturday, Sept. 16; Sunday, Sept. 17; and Saturday, Sept. 23; from 10:30 a.m….